Writing space

My writing space is almost set up. I was adamant when I bought my new house that as well as a bedroom for me and one for my son, there’d be a third room I could use as a study.

My old house was big. It was four bedrooms, and had an L-shaped lounge. There, one of the bedrooms was a library, and the computer lived in one part of the lounge. It was good then, because if my toddler was playing in the lounge or watching TV I could watch him while attempting to write (or, more likely, playing on social media). I wrote both of my Isla books there, and most of Lucid Dreaming.

This place is smaller. But I have my study. I had to put one bookshelf in the lounge because they wouldn’t all fit (and a smaller one in the dining room — yes, I have a lot of bookshelves). But the other five, and my computer desk, all tuck away quite nicely into my study.

There’s a view of our courtyard, and beyond that of the local park. And the study is far enough away from the lounge room that as my son grows older I won’t have to listen to him watch TV or play Final Fantasy XXIII on the Playstation 7.

As you can tell, I love it. It’s no isolated cottage at the end of a winding path, surrounded by flower gardens, but I did alright. ❤

What’s your ideal writing environment?

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I haven’t found mine, yet. My desk is on the living room, because it was that or the stinky basement, but there are too many distractions out here. I can write a blog post while someone is watching TV, but I can’t get my “proper” writing done very well, and I can just forget about editing. I think I need my own room, a quiet space where I can be comfortable but not distracted, where I can stick things to the walls that will encourage or inspire me, and where I can shut off the internet while I’m working.

My writing space is at one end of the dining room where we actually only rarely eat these days. My desk faces the window where I can see the trees at the end of our garden with the road to our cul de sac beyond with people coming and going. 🙂 And bookcases are essential. I have two tall ones which are crammed with books.